Faith Andrews Bedford wrote:
>>I was undert the impression that any hive with AFB had to reported to a 
state
bee inspector, the bees killed and the hives either burned, scorched or
treated in a "gas" chamber.  Am I wrong?  Is that info outddated?<<
To the best of my knowledge we don't have a state bee inspector in Texas.  
I also don't think we have a law or act that requires destruction of a hive
that has AFB.  We also don't have a "gas" chamber here in Texas.  We used 
to hang 'em but now we inject'em(death by lethal injection)<G>.  I think
that you could be right depending on geographical location.  Everything
like this is regulated by state in the USA and by federal/provincial
governments abroad.   
I've had one case of AFB in my short tenure as a beekeeper.  That hive was
turned around with terramycin but crashed the following year.  Based on
that limited experience I'm not a good reference for turning an AFB
infected hive around.  If I get it again, I'll try to save the hive again.  
Perhaps I'll try Dave Green's method of putting them in a hive full of
foundation.  Whatever the case, I would hate to just give up on the bees.  
They're so tenacious.  I learn so many lessons from them.  I think we could
all learn some of that from them.  On the other hand, they'll march along 
to their drum, ignoring a fallen comrade as if he/she weren't even there.  
So they also know not to mess around with a lost cause.  
 
Ted Wout
Red Oak, TX, USA